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interest of the people of the ukraine and international community but also in russia's interest. >> president obama only moments ago warning there will be costs of any military intervention in the ukraine. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're continuing with the breaking news coverage. joining me now is senator john mccain. senator, you've been watching this situation unfold very, very closely. to me it sort of has echos of the battle days of the cold war but i'm anxious to get your assessment. >> i think it certainly adds those echos as far as vladimir putin is concerned. all of his actions for years have indicated his desire to rebuild the russian empire, the so-called near abroad balance particulars invasion of georgia, mald maldova. it's clear that maybe the president has been naive about vladimir putin and his ambitions and we're seeing the commitment, an absolute belief that ukraine is part of russia and he's not going to let it go and that is something we are going to have to understand in ou
interest of the people of the ukraine and international community but also in russia's interest. >> president obama only moments ago warning there will be costs of any military intervention in the ukraine. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're continuing with the breaking news coverage. joining me now is senator john mccain. senator, you've been watching this situation unfold very, very closely....
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they should engage directly with ukraine and have international observers go in from the united nations, institutions to which they belong and they are leading members and they can participate in those missions. we're working with the international community to build those efforts and russia face as clear choice whether to go with that or to continue don the path it is on. >> i want to get your response on the show, the republican chairman for house foreign affairs committee, ed royce says he fears the accommodation that the obama administration and president obama has made when it comes to putin, when it comes to russia and missile defense, it has been ininterpreted as weakness. earlier garry kasparov said that as soon as obama did not follow through on the threat to use force when it came to syria, he was worried something like this might happen with putin. what do you say to critics who say that it is president obama who has projected weakness leading to a moment like this. >> first of all, i heard your interview with chairman royce and virtually everything you suggested we are doing
they should engage directly with ukraine and have international observers go in from the united nations, institutions to which they belong and they are leading members and they can participate in those missions. we're working with the international community to build those efforts and russia face as clear choice whether to go with that or to continue don the path it is on. >> i want to get your response on the show, the republican chairman for house foreign affairs committee, ed royce...
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why is it that -- why did there have to be such crude interventions in the internal sovereignty of ukraine? and they are another question to be asked. during the crisis, reacting to these protests the president yanukovych -- and i don't want to condone his actions. many things could be said. i'll just repeat the facts. that the leader of the opposition, mr. yatsenyuk was offered the p.m. why not accept that proposal? why continue to rachet up the situation in he could have created a government, mr. yatsenyuk, if he wanted to sign an agreement on association with the e.u. he could have. then he would have been responsible for the catastrophic consequences, economic consequences for the country if he signed that agreement. and then in 2015 there will be presidential elections in ukraine. and if the people don't like the opposition to mr. yanukovych, then let them elect another one. that happened in ukraine before they did that. and yanukovych lost elections, other presidents came in in ukraine. so why continue to whip up the situation? and why some of our western colleagues, are they trying
why is it that -- why did there have to be such crude interventions in the internal sovereignty of ukraine? and they are another question to be asked. during the crisis, reacting to these protests the president yanukovych -- and i don't want to condone his actions. many things could be said. i'll just repeat the facts. that the leader of the opposition, mr. yatsenyuk was offered the p.m. why not accept that proposal? why continue to rachet up the situation in he could have created a government,...
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put in international monitors in the ukraine. and while they are talking about this, spider, there is still this situation on the ground in crimea. we have been looking at pictures over the last 24, 48 hours of troops. these russian troops we assume. these people in green uniforms, vladimir putin denies they're russian. everybody else on planet earth thinks they're russian right now. we saw shots fired in the air right now. it seems to me, as calm as it's been, relatively speaking, we are one miscalculation away from it spiralling out of control. >> john, good point. any time any good soldier acts to provide a warning shot, which is how these were described, you've already had a breakdown of discipline. any time anybody is willing to take a weapon off save and put a finger on a trigger, all it is a matter of adjusting your aim. and now you have an international incident that gets well beyond where we are right now. so truly, these troops on the ground are conventional forces. i would imagine they're not special operations forces.
put in international monitors in the ukraine. and while they are talking about this, spider, there is still this situation on the ground in crimea. we have been looking at pictures over the last 24, 48 hours of troops. these russian troops we assume. these people in green uniforms, vladimir putin denies they're russian. everybody else on planet earth thinks they're russian right now. we saw shots fired in the air right now. it seems to me, as calm as it's been, relatively speaking, we are one...
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the international law states very clearly what the international law is a and here the british foreign secretary called on the need to respect ukraine's independence, and it's territorial integrity as well as it's sovereignty, this is the law of the international community, of which -- signed by back in 1994. so really intense diplomacy has to happen, and crimea is begging for russia to come in and help them, for what reason, it hasn't yet been clearly said, but having said that, obviously in this state of political turmoil that we have seen ukraine since last november and escalating over the last week very dramatically. ukraine does need the interim government, does need to reach out to people all over the country, including crimea where there is a a majority of ethnic russians, needs to reassure them. christianne, thanks very much. let's get some more perspective from the united states dwoor to russia who helped negotiate that territorial so republican agreement involving ukraine back in 19 # 94. you tweeted that russia is violating its commitments in this situation, what do you mean
the international law states very clearly what the international law is a and here the british foreign secretary called on the need to respect ukraine's independence, and it's territorial integrity as well as it's sovereignty, this is the law of the international community, of which -- signed by back in 1994. so really intense diplomacy has to happen, and crimea is begging for russia to come in and help them, for what reason, it hasn't yet been clearly said, but having said that, obviously in...
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at the same time, the international sovereignty of the ukraine, under law, signed in 1994, by the united states, britain and russia is the law, and i'm afraid, under the current law, unless i'm mistaken, crimea has no right to invite another country? >> we're going to continue the breaking news coverage out of ukraine, and i anticipate there will be a statement coming from the white house fairly soon, much more of our coverage right after this. [ female announcer ] most of the time it's easy to know which option is better. other times, not so much. so it's good to know that mazola corn oil has 4 times more cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. and a recent study found that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. take care of those you love and cook deliciously. mazola makes it better. take care of those you love and cook deliciously. some brokerage firms are but way too many aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder. isn't that a conflict? search "proprietary mutual funds". yikes!! then go to e*trade. we've got over 8,000 mutu
at the same time, the international sovereignty of the ukraine, under law, signed in 1994, by the united states, britain and russia is the law, and i'm afraid, under the current law, unless i'm mistaken, crimea has no right to invite another country? >> we're going to continue the breaking news coverage out of ukraine, and i anticipate there will be a statement coming from the white house fairly soon, much more of our coverage right after this. [ female announcer ] most of the time it's...
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of international law and to support the people and government of ukraine. this morning i signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions on individuals and enemies responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the ukraine, or for stealing the assets of the ukrainian people. according to my guidance the state department has also put in place restrictions on the travel of certain individuals and officials. these decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on russia. and those responsible for the situation in crimea. and they also give us the flexibility to adjust our response going forward based on russia's actions. we took these steps in close coordination with our european allies. i've spoken to several of our closest friends around the world. and i'm pleased that our international unity is on display at this important moment. already we've moved together to announce substantial assistance for the government in kiev. and today in brussels our allies took similar steps to impose costs on russia. i am confident that we are mov
of international law and to support the people and government of ukraine. this morning i signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions on individuals and enemies responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the ukraine, or for stealing the assets of the ukrainian people. according to my guidance the state department has also put in place restrictions on the travel of certain individuals and officials. these decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on...
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they have agreed to deploy international observers to ukraine. the idea here is to ease russia's concerns. also after president putin indicated he was worried about the safety of russians in ukraine, an excuse for an invasion and very few in washington are buying that excuse. >> we don't accept anything that president putin said for the ethnic minority. and the other reasons that the russians have laid out as to why they took the action they did. >> whether that's going to happen, they have a track record of success. they helped seal a last minute deal on syria's chemical weapons. that will bring in the former diplomat from burns. back when you worked for the united states state department, lift the vail for us. what happened inside these high level diplomatic meetings that have been taking place all day today. what can kerry offer him to try to bring the russians to the negotiating table. >> i think this is very difficult. president putin has been holding most of the cards and invaded crimea. secretary kerry will draw on two things. there has be
they have agreed to deploy international observers to ukraine. the idea here is to ease russia's concerns. also after president putin indicated he was worried about the safety of russians in ukraine, an excuse for an invasion and very few in washington are buying that excuse. >> we don't accept anything that president putin said for the ethnic minority. and the other reasons that the russians have laid out as to why they took the action they did. >> whether that's going to happen,...
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how long would it take to generate an international mediation mission, one, to ukraine but also international monitors which the ukranian ambassador requested? >> well, you'd have to have the approval of all the sides. the u.n. as an envoy who was dealing with the middle east. now that he has solved that problem, robert siri, secretary general has him doing ukraine. but he's going to meet the secretary general in geneva. you might have an envoy who goes in to talk to all the parties and you try to set up some type of mediation. to allow monitors to come in. but russia and other -- if they don't agree the u.n. would never want to put monitors in harm's way. we saw what happened in syria last year in the early days. might even have been two years ago when they had to withdraw due to shelling and activity. the u.n. is used to this, but it's never easy. >> thanks very much, richard roth for us there the a the u.n. i want to bring back frederik pleitgen in moscow for us now. apologies, we don't have fred. we'll get him back after this break. but up next i can tell you we will take you to crimea as
how long would it take to generate an international mediation mission, one, to ukraine but also international monitors which the ukranian ambassador requested? >> well, you'd have to have the approval of all the sides. the u.n. as an envoy who was dealing with the middle east. now that he has solved that problem, robert siri, secretary general has him doing ukraine. but he's going to meet the secretary general in geneva. you might have an envoy who goes in to talk to all the parties and...
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referendum in crimea would violate constitution of ukraine and international law. officials are upset russia sank an old war trip trapping seven ukrainian ships. we have new video of that old warsh warship partially submerge m.d. t -- submerged in the water. spider, i don't know if this is blockade or act of war. it's provocative to sink a ship to block ukrainian vessels. what's the tactic? >> this is to try and stop the use of forces. there are several things russians could have done. boarded the troop to take it over, sent them to the bottom or neutralized them by blocking access to the black sea. those were the least of the options available to them. russia clearly wants to make sure the ukrainians do not have freedom of action and russians contain that. >> as bad as this look, it could have been worse? >> absolutely. they would have demanded they board the ship. compared to the location on the ground which you can isolate with forces and render it irrelevant by simply surrounding it and making sure they can't exercise function inside it. with the ship, it has f
referendum in crimea would violate constitution of ukraine and international law. officials are upset russia sank an old war trip trapping seven ukrainian ships. we have new video of that old warsh warship partially submerge m.d. t -- submerged in the water. spider, i don't know if this is blockade or act of war. it's provocative to sink a ship to block ukrainian vessels. what's the tactic? >> this is to try and stop the use of forces. there are several things russians could have done....
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what they are projecting, in order for us to have international stability, we first have to have international economic stability, shoring up ukraine economically so it can stay in one piece politically. >> you have to think about ukraine, one country but two government. the new one in kiev and the new one in crimea. we sort of saw this really during the arab spring. there was ultimately the question who is really in charge and do you just sort of have these super powers trying to affect the outcome of the situation in the country itself. >> what we're looking at here is not so much one government turning over back and forth but a situation in china and taiwan where you have one big country run by a government and one small part of the country run by another government and both claim to be the legitimate governments of the entire country. another comparison, frozen conflict in georgia, where russian troops invade in 2008 and they remain to this day. what we're going to have essentially is a difference of recognition where the west recognizes government in kiev and russia recognizes the governm
what they are projecting, in order for us to have international stability, we first have to have international economic stability, shoring up ukraine economically so it can stay in one piece politically. >> you have to think about ukraine, one country but two government. the new one in kiev and the new one in crimea. we sort of saw this really during the arab spring. there was ultimately the question who is really in charge and do you just sort of have these super powers trying to affect...
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we invite here any international mission. we have reached the agreement and we are open for any observers to come to any part of ukraine and to be absolutely sure that ukraine now outside of crimea is absolutely safe. >> so this is clearly a major talking point on the russians right now. we heard the russian ambassador to the u.n. security council say it and now they are saying that they are responsible for all of this and all evidence points to the exact opposite, that there may be a few but this is by no means an indication of what is going on. >> well, that's absolutely right. you know, what was so interesting was the very strong way today that secretary kerry threw chat room verse repeated the actions that russia has taken and accusing russia of falsehoods, hiding behind as he said falsehood and aggression and intimidation and reminding everyone that the famous february 21st agreement was actually not signed on by and that actually yanukovych, far from being ousted fled and abandoned the country, abandoned the people and
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and one other note today, the ukraine asked interpol today to issue a red notice, an international arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych who is of course accused of leaving the country with billions of dollars of state money. >> they're accusing him of war crimes, ordering the killing of those individuals in kiev. how is russia likely to react as they regard him still as the legitimate president of ukraine? >> a good question. and to this point, interpol has not accepted that request. but you can't imagine russia would cooperate if yanukovych is on russian territory. >> thanks very much. secretary of state john kerry is on a diplomatic marathon mission. trying to ease the crisis in ukraine. he's moved there kiev to paris to rome. where he spoke again today with his russian counter part, sergey lavrov. kerry echoed the president's denunciation of the crimean referendum in response to a question from elyse labin. tell us how it went down. >> reporter: secretary kerry met for the first time in the last 36 hours with lavrov trying to get the diplomatic process going on, but an issue is what th
and one other note today, the ukraine asked interpol today to issue a red notice, an international arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych who is of course accused of leaving the country with billions of dollars of state money. >> they're accusing him of war crimes, ordering the killing of those individuals in kiev. how is russia likely to react as they regard him still as the legitimate president of ukraine? >> a good question. and to this point, interpol has not accepted that...
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military action, again, ukraine by forces of the russian federation, is a breach of international law. it contravenes principles of nato russia council and partnership for peace. russia must respect its obligations on the united states charter and the spirit and principles of the organization for security and cooperation in europe on which peace and stability in europe rests. we call on russia to deescalate tensions. we call on russia to honor all its international commitments, to withdraw its forces to its bases, and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in ukraine. we urge both parties to immediately seek a peaceful resolution through dialogue, through the dispatch of international observers under auspices of security council or oec. we emphasize the importance of an included political process in ukraine based on democratic values, respect for human rights, minorities, and the rule of law, which fulfills the democratic aspirations of the entire people. it's a valued partner of nato and founding member of the partnership for peace. nato allies will to support ukrainian sovereign
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but international leaders say this referendum violates ukraine's constitution. the president specifically saying it violates international law. anderson could that ser live in kiev, the capital of ukraine. anderson, what kinds of conversations -- he's on the phone. what kinds of conversations have you had with people there? obviously watching closely what is happening in crimea. >> there is widespread dismay certainly among ordinary people here in kiev. protesters are still camped out. and ukrainian leaders, as well. they cannot imagine a ukraine in which crimea is not a part of ukranian territory. exactly what capacity may be open to some sort of negotiation, but the idea of crimea joining the russian federation, that is something that is just met with widespread scorn, dismay, anger, confusion, as well. i was down in the independence square throughout the day talking to people who said it's unimaginable and not what the people in the square fought for and died for a little bit more than a week and a half ago. in the word i've heard to describe the tone will af
but international leaders say this referendum violates ukraine's constitution. the president specifically saying it violates international law. anderson could that ser live in kiev, the capital of ukraine. anderson, what kinds of conversations -- he's on the phone. what kinds of conversations have you had with people there? obviously watching closely what is happening in crimea. >> there is widespread dismay certainly among ordinary people here in kiev. protesters are still camped out....
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president obama said that russia has violated international law by intervening in the ukraine. and the secretary of state, john kerry, said russia simply made up reasons to go into ukraine, and that there is nothing to support russia's claims as a reason for why they are there. specifically, that russians who live in crimea could be in peril. one reason the situation may be so terrifying is the size, the virtual size of russia's forces compared to ukraine's forces and if you need an image in your mind, think david and goliath. i'm joined by tom foreman to help us break down the actual numbers of ukraine's military might versus that of russias. you've got the wall up show exactly what we're looking at right now, tom. >> they have to use sharp words right now, because honestly, nobody wants to see this turning into a shooting war. most of all, ukrainians. think about this. this is the border that russia has with ukraine on the land. all of this. all of these areas russia has easy access to ukraine with tanks, with artillery, whatever it wants. with troops. russia controls the sea
president obama said that russia has violated international law by intervening in the ukraine. and the secretary of state, john kerry, said russia simply made up reasons to go into ukraine, and that there is nothing to support russia's claims as a reason for why they are there. specifically, that russians who live in crimea could be in peril. one reason the situation may be so terrifying is the size, the virtual size of russia's forces compared to ukraine's forces and if you need an image in...
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what they want is for russia to encourage international monday fors into crimea, into eastern ukraine to check out what's going on and that could be the basis for talks. the french, the uk, u.s. hoping to get sergei lavrov the russian foreign minister and ukrainian foreign minister in the same room this afternoon, twin hour to see if they could start to talk about a diplomatic process to spend escalation. >> all right. thank you. we'll take a quick break and be right back. from the race for the next breakthrough innovation that will push the economy forward... to preventing one more american child from wondering why their parent didn't come home... to international drug cartels and the need to secure our borders... the future of this country, our country, is tied to immigration reform. no one debates we need to fix our broken immigration system. republican leaders know it. they've even said so time and again. so why are house republicans "cooling." "retreating." and even privately saying they'd rather do "nothing" this year. doing nothing puts jobs on ice ... forces us to lose out on
what they want is for russia to encourage international monday fors into crimea, into eastern ukraine to check out what's going on and that could be the basis for talks. the french, the uk, u.s. hoping to get sergei lavrov the russian foreign minister and ukrainian foreign minister in the same room this afternoon, twin hour to see if they could start to talk about a diplomatic process to spend escalation. >> all right. thank you. we'll take a quick break and be right back. from the race...
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to help, aid to help ukraine. otherwise there is really not a lot of hope. >> brianna, if i can add on to what jill is saying, if there is a real dangers and the witch's brew of tensions and a lot of guns on the ground. >> jim and jill, thanks so much to both of you. reaction is pouring in from one of the largest ukrainian populations in the u.s. we will take you there live. [ female announcer ] hands were made for playing. ♪ legs, for crossing. ♪ feet...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz is an ra medicine that can enter cells and disrupt jak pathways, that comes with ra. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers have happened in pati
to help, aid to help ukraine. otherwise there is really not a lot of hope. >> brianna, if i can add on to what jill is saying, if there is a real dangers and the witch's brew of tensions and a lot of guns on the ground. >> jim and jill, thanks so much to both of you. reaction is pouring in from one of the largest ukrainian populations in the u.s. we will take you there live. [ female announcer ] hands were made for playing. ♪ legs, for crossing. ♪ feet...splashing. better things...
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law and violating the sovereignty of another country, and that is ukraine. we have seen some, but there may be more russian troops inside of the ukrainian borders and mostly in the crimea area to the south. they say they need production, but it is called a dangerous slide toward war. and throughout ukraine and not just crimea, there are protesters fighting with the crowds, and they have already toppled the highest level government. the ukrainian president left office and fled to russia. white house correspondent jim acosta is with me, and fred polite jen is in moscow, and we will start with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia
law and violating the sovereignty of another country, and that is ukraine. we have seen some, but there may be more russian troops inside of the ukrainian borders and mostly in the crimea area to the south. they say they need production, but it is called a dangerous slide toward war. and throughout ukraine and not just crimea, there are protesters fighting with the crowds, and they have already toppled the highest level government. the ukrainian president left office and fled to russia. white...
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. >> it is not just what happens in ukraine and russia. this is the most serious confrontation between east and west since the end of the cold war. this is will be an example for international law if it is allowed to stand. >> everyone is watching. great to have you here. appreciate it. >>> ahead, president obama faces a real test of leadership just like we are talking right now. the crisis in ukraine, it escalates. not everybody thinks the president is doing such a great job right now. we'll look into that. a snow emergency of national proportions right now. a winter storm sets off warnings across the eastern half of the united states. when will this let up, if ever? when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including c
. >> it is not just what happens in ukraine and russia. this is the most serious confrontation between east and west since the end of the cold war. this is will be an example for international law if it is allowed to stand. >> everyone is watching. great to have you here. appreciate it. >>> ahead, president obama faces a real test of leadership just like we are talking right now. the crisis in ukraine, it escalates. not everybody thinks the president is doing such a great...
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russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine, in violation of its international obligations. >> president obama spoke to president putin yesterday. and out west, mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted today in parts of southern california. the state got a lot of rain, which it desperately needed because of the drought, but the rain also triggered very dangerous mud slides. early this morning helicopter rescue crews pulled four hikers to safety after they were trapped in a raging creek. >>> more than 100 million people in the path of a storm. how bad is it going to get? do you need to worry? we've got that just ahead. "fareed zakaria: gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live today from new york. >>> dramatic developments, first up ukraine calls russia's actions a declaration of war. secretary of state john kerry calls it an invasion and occupation. just how bad is it and what can
russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine, in violation of its international obligations. >> president obama spoke to president putin yesterday. and out west, mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted today in parts of southern california. the state got a lot of rain, which it desperately needed because of the drought, but the rain also triggered very dangerous mud slides. early this morning helicopter rescue crews pulled four hikers to safety after they were trapped in a...
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and get the international community out of this mess. >> one of the in my view more outlandish claims by some republicans is that obama is weak simply because he didn't go and bomb syria when he had the chance and emboldened putin to take the action he is doing now. i think that's pretty ridiculous. what is your reaction to that? >> i mean, we are still cleaning up the mess of iraq decade and a half later. and so, the notion that the only way that you can portray strength in the world is by invading and bombing other countries is ridiculous. the war in iraq and frankly the mismanagement of the war in afghanistan has cost this country dearly in terms of treasure, reputation an lives. i'm glad that we didn't militarily intervene in sir why and my constituents understanding there's a different power to be exercised around the globe, one that actually comes with economic diplomacy which is what we're going to do to try to move russia back off the precipice of crisis in ukraine, enact crippling sanctions on the russian government and economy and rethink the approach here and the work that
and get the international community out of this mess. >> one of the in my view more outlandish claims by some republicans is that obama is weak simply because he didn't go and bomb syria when he had the chance and emboldened putin to take the action he is doing now. i think that's pretty ridiculous. what is your reaction to that? >> i mean, we are still cleaning up the mess of iraq decade and a half later. and so, the notion that the only way that you can portray strength in the...
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. >>> up next, ukraine is just the latest international challenge for president obama. our own gloria borger gives us her take on whether the president has a creditability problem. >>> and later, an exclusive interview with the former ukrainian leader, just released from prison. we'll hear her plea for help from the west. work end? does it end after you've expanded your business? after your company's gone public? and the capital's been invested? or when your company's bought another? is it over after you've given back? you never stop achieving. that's why, at barclays, our ambition is to always realize yours. but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive, i had to do something. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where
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sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, that they're a violation of international law. >> nice talk from a former professor of law, but vladimir putin has indicated he doesn't care what the americans or europeans think. putin has complete dominance in the immediate region and intends to use it. this is a real crisis. the dangers are going to resound around the world. decisions being made right now will change history. >> i agree. interesting that republicans wouldn't make any of those decisions differently. they just complain about them. in the "crossfire" tonight obama supporter lawrence korb and obama critic danielle pletka who worked for the senate foreign relations committee. as we sit here right now cnn is reporting that obama is putting together a crippling package of sanctions against russia. isn't this exactly what republicans have been demanding and aren'ting going to criticize obama anyway? >> first of all, i don't think we should characterize any of this. these are serious matters. the people of ukraine have more thins on their mind than american petty politics. i'd
sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, that they're a violation of international law. >> nice talk from a former professor of law, but vladimir putin has indicated he doesn't care what the americans or europeans think. putin has complete dominance in the immediate region and intends to use it. this is a real crisis. the dangers are going to resound around the world. decisions being made right now will change history. >> i agree. interesting that republicans wouldn't make any...
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and uk and other members of the international community pled support for ukraine's sovereignty. now, that pledge is coming due. does not the u.s., does not the uk and members of the international community have a responsibility to help in ukraine and if the diplomatic options don't work, some military force have to go in? >> you're absolutely right. in 1994 when ukraine shed its nuclear weapons the uk, u.s. and others guaranteed uk's sovereignty. need to do our best to deliver on and various things going on. the g-8 summit off the table and lots of action in the u.n. and else where. the unfortunate fact, however, is that russia is visibly so committed to retaining its influence in ukraine and that, i suspect, the diplomatic and other options we have are not strong enough to turn them around. we'll have to talk to the russians and work out a way forward together with them which guarantees what they see is their rights and concerns in ukraine. >> colonel, if the diplomatic efforts don't work or if they don't work quickly enough, who goes in because we know that the defense ministe
and uk and other members of the international community pled support for ukraine's sovereignty. now, that pledge is coming due. does not the u.s., does not the uk and members of the international community have a responsibility to help in ukraine and if the diplomatic options don't work, some military force have to go in? >> you're absolutely right. in 1994 when ukraine shed its nuclear weapons the uk, u.s. and others guaranteed uk's sovereignty. need to do our best to deliver on and...
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for our international viewers, am am am amanpour is next. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> i'm brianna keilar in for brook baldwin. president obama and his secretary of state reject russia's reasoning for what's happening in ukraine. right now ukrainian ministry officials say at least 16,000 russian troops are in ukraine's heavily pro-russia state of cr if the m imea. but john kerry who visited the capitol of kiev and president obama insisted what vlad
for our international viewers, am am am amanpour is next. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> i'm brianna keilar in for brook baldwin. president obama and his secretary of state reject russia's reasoning for what's happening in ukraine. right now ukrainian ministry officials say at least 16,000 russian troops are in ukraine's heavily pro-russia state of cr if the m imea. but john kerry who visited the capitol of kiev and president obama insisted what vlad
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fund to boost parts of ukraine that are more pro-western? >> you know, we've talked to a lot of people about this over the last 24, 48 hours. there's simply no appetite for u.s. military action and some of the experts we're talking to say maybe that's the signal that moscow has heard, that the u.s. won't do anything about it militarily. they won't be stopped. economic diplomatic pressure, that sort of thing. if russia is now trying to take over crimea, essentially, they have that largely sympathetic population there. that's one set of military facts. but if moscow wanted to do something much more substantial across ukraine, that's going to be very tough. they have a military challenge in front of them. they need supply lines. they need vehicles. they need rail lines to move in armoured vehicles. they need airports that they can control. that's how you get the supplies in place to take and hold territory. the question that the intelligence community is looking at, is this what he wants? does he just want crimea? and what does the u.s. do abou
fund to boost parts of ukraine that are more pro-western? >> you know, we've talked to a lot of people about this over the last 24, 48 hours. there's simply no appetite for u.s. military action and some of the experts we're talking to say maybe that's the signal that moscow has heard, that the u.s. won't do anything about it militarily. they won't be stopped. economic diplomatic pressure, that sort of thing. if russia is now trying to take over crimea, essentially, they have that largely...
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international way. and it was not in a faceless statement, because president obama called vladimir putin personally from the oval office and you are see a picture right there. and they are talking about crossing the borders they share with ukraine uninvited, and we are seen hundreds of russian forces with rivals and unmarked military vehicles. a according to sources, there may be many, many more. and it is all connected to the violent protest spreading throughout ukraine. they claim that the citizens and the military is asking for protection. and jim acosta, the senior white house correspondent is with us live, and also in kiev, jim lee, i want to go to you first, and we have talked about the president call from president obama, and not only to vladimir putin, but to the prime minister of canada steven haphen harper, president elon of france, and the message is to get out and stay out of ukraine. >> and yes, the president wrapped up those calls with prime ministers of canada and france. and it looks lik
international way. and it was not in a faceless statement, because president obama called vladimir putin personally from the oval office and you are see a picture right there. and they are talking about crossing the borders they share with ukraine uninvited, and we are seen hundreds of russian forces with rivals and unmarked military vehicles. a according to sources, there may be many, many more. and it is all connected to the violent protest spreading throughout ukraine. they claim that the...
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so how far will ukraine and the u.s. go to keep the land? president obama calling russia's actions a violation of international law. the u.s. has made threats and imposed sanctions against russia, but we'll ask the white house do they have any teeth. and the politics lead. a harsh confrontation during a congressional investigation into irs abuses. between interrogate tore and witness? no. between the republican chairman and the commit's top democrat whose mike was killed. now the congressional black caucus is demanding action. good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead". we'll begin with the world lead. can to not dare call us ukranians. we swear allegiance to mother russia now. the parliament voted to separate from ukraine and join the russian federation accelerating an already rapidly developing conflict. crimea will hold a refer rep dumb vote in ten days to ratify its decision, but president obama says the world will not stand for that after the white house announced new sanctions and visa restrictions on certain russ
so how far will ukraine and the u.s. go to keep the land? president obama calling russia's actions a violation of international law. the u.s. has made threats and imposed sanctions against russia, but we'll ask the white house do they have any teeth. and the politics lead. a harsh confrontation during a congressional investigation into irs abuses. between interrogate tore and witness? no. between the republican chairman and the commit's top democrat whose mike was killed. now the congressional...
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and nato and the ukraine. we have to do that dal cattily. help ukraine consolidate. western ukraine has to be very angry about what's happening. that's an opportunity politically to get that government consolidated. the ambassador has recommended inviting international monitors along the border. i think that's a terrific idea. the ukrainian government needs to issue a statement saying no ukrainian of russian dissent or who speaks russian, they don't fear anything. everyone in the ukrainian society is equal. we are going to treat them with respect. each of those steps makes it more difficult for the russians an increases the possibility that we can get a ukrainian government consolidated. i hope there is not a war or more conflict. the reality is, it may be military that fights them but it is government that wages them. this government is a week old. it is in no position to carry an armed conflict. job one is trying to help the ukraine consolidate the government. that's the most important task right now. >> what do you make of the russian statement that china supports
and nato and the ukraine. we have to do that dal cattily. help ukraine consolidate. western ukraine has to be very angry about what's happening. that's an opportunity politically to get that government consolidated. the ambassador has recommended inviting international monitors along the border. i think that's a terrific idea. the ukrainian government needs to issue a statement saying no ukrainian of russian dissent or who speaks russian, they don't fear anything. everyone in the ukrainian...
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is russia willing to have international observers in ukraine instead of russian troops? >> well, we'll see. you know, today there was some trouble. the international observers had some trouble getting in. they're going to try again tomorrow as i understand it. and the clearest sign that the russians consent that they want minority rights to be protected is to allow these observers in. so now it's a question of their rhetoric matching with their actions. it's not matching. and what they'll do in the next 24 hours. >> as you know, a u.n. envoy in crimea was accosted today by armed men. he's expected to take a flight out of the area late they are evening. that doesn't sound like deescalation to me. >> my understanding is there have been plans, and the u.n. is the appropriate place for this, to return and continue to play a role. this conflict on the ground is not ending in the next 24 hours. we're all working together with a fierce urgency in the international community to take steps and the u.n. remains an important part of that process. >> jen psaki, thank you. >> thank y
is russia willing to have international observers in ukraine instead of russian troops? >> well, we'll see. you know, today there was some trouble. the international observers had some trouble getting in. they're going to try again tomorrow as i understand it. and the clearest sign that the russians consent that they want minority rights to be protected is to allow these observers in. so now it's a question of their rhetoric matching with their actions. it's not matching. and what they'll...
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members of the international community with an interest. they want to get monitors on the ground in ukraine acknowledging that russia does have these concerns in ukraine, particularly in the crimea. they say, listen, we can address those concerns shall if only you stand back and have this dialogue. let's get those monitors on the grown. that's what secretary kerry will be urging russian secretary lavrov. >> it does seem like a somewhat high bar. i want to bring in michael holmes. you have such an interesting perspective. in some ways, you have the united states and russia talking over you craukraine at this hou. what are ukrainians saying about all this? >> it is a very interesting point to make, john. we were down in the square most of the day today. i think it is fair to say that people down there are hopeful but skeptical. they are a little bit wary of what's going on around them and all this noise that's happening in terms of the talking but not much in the way of talking. a lot are worried that the country or crimea could end up being
members of the international community with an interest. they want to get monitors on the ground in ukraine acknowledging that russia does have these concerns in ukraine, particularly in the crimea. they say, listen, we can address those concerns shall if only you stand back and have this dialogue. let's get those monitors on the grown. that's what secretary kerry will be urging russian secretary lavrov. >> it does seem like a somewhat high bar. i want to bring in michael holmes. you have...
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law in ukraine. as top administration officials listened in. >> if in fact they continue on with the current trajectory they're on, that we are examining a whole series of steps, economic, diplomatic that will isolate russia. >> reporter: the question is whether mr. obama's moves such as threatening to scrap the upcoming g-8 summit, pulling the delegation from this week's paralympic games in sochi or even the sanctions that are expected next will have any effect on putin. republicans insist the president is showing weakness. >> this is the ultimate result of a feckless foreign policy where nobody believes in america's strength any more. >> reporter: it all goes back, the president's critics say, to that red line he drew over chemical weapon use in syria that was not enforced with military action. >> number one, stop going on television and trying to threaten thugs and dictators. it is not your strong suit. >> reporter: so far administration officials have downplayed any talk of military options to pu
law in ukraine. as top administration officials listened in. >> if in fact they continue on with the current trajectory they're on, that we are examining a whole series of steps, economic, diplomatic that will isolate russia. >> reporter: the question is whether mr. obama's moves such as threatening to scrap the upcoming g-8 summit, pulling the delegation from this week's paralympic games in sochi or even the sanctions that are expected next will have any effect on putin....
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washington slaps the first sanctions against those to blame for the crisis in ukraine. the obama administration says there could be more punishment to come. i want to go straight to the white house and michelle is standing by. michelle, an important distinction. sanction as target individuals not russia as a nation right? >> reporter: that's a first place to start. the u.s. government from the start said this is going to be progressive. we saw them a few days ago decline to take part in meetings leading up to the g 8 then remove themselves from trade talks with russia and even discussing possible sanctions they said first you target individuals, asset freezes and visa bans. that's exactly what the president did this morning in signing this executive order. and they specified in the background briefing, senior administration officials said in terms of asset freezes, they don't have anybody really designated that the point. that's something they're going to be looking at. on the visa bands and relocation of existing visas, there are people identified by the u.s. governmen
washington slaps the first sanctions against those to blame for the crisis in ukraine. the obama administration says there could be more punishment to come. i want to go straight to the white house and michelle is standing by. michelle, an important distinction. sanction as target individuals not russia as a nation right? >> reporter: that's a first place to start. the u.s. government from the start said this is going to be progressive. we saw them a few days ago decline to take part in...
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the united states was warned before the crisis in the ukraine broke out and that this launch was slated to happen. extremely concerned about calming the fears of the west, president obama who has been hammered by republicans in response to this crisis says, putin is isolating himself from the rest of the world. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i don't know if president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers. >> but putin for whom madeleine albright called delusional earlier today on this network says he's acting in response to a coo against the ukrainian government. speaking at a news conference in moscow, putin described it as an orgy of radicals and nationalists. the russian president says he's not trying to annex ukraines crimean peninsula and that the forces in southern ukraine are not troops but merely self-defense teams. putin is not taking the action of force off the table to protect russian-speaking ukrainians. he called them brothers in arms which is puzzling when you hear warning shots over the heads of unarmed ukrainian
the united states was warned before the crisis in the ukraine broke out and that this launch was slated to happen. extremely concerned about calming the fears of the west, president obama who has been hammered by republicans in response to this crisis says, putin is isolating himself from the rest of the world. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i don't know if president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers. >> but putin for...
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., britain and ukraine have called for international observers in ukraine. the organization for security cooperation in europe said it would send 35 unarmed military personnel to ukraine at the same time. our own elise labott is traveling with the secretary of state. she is joining us from paris. elise, this is the third meeting these two men have held today. what's secretary kerry's main priority in dealing with sergey lavrov? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they're just wrapping up their third meeting of the day, and now secretary kerry will be huddling with the french, the german, the british foreign ministers all in an effort to try and get some diplomatic process going. and deescalate the situation. his single sales objective for the russian foreign minister is to get him to sit down with the ukrainian foreign minister. as we know, the ukrainian foreign minister flew with secretary kerry to kiev last night, waiting all day, wants to sit down with the russian foreign minister, try and get some dialogue going. try and deescalate the situation. but so far
., britain and ukraine have called for international observers in ukraine. the organization for security cooperation in europe said it would send 35 unarmed military personnel to ukraine at the same time. our own elise labott is traveling with the secretary of state. she is joining us from paris. elise, this is the third meeting these two men have held today. what's secretary kerry's main priority in dealing with sergey lavrov? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they're just wrapping up...
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ukraine will get its chance on the international stage right now. >> we're going to go now to that. the session is under way. let's have a listen inside the u.n. security council. >> translator: addressed to the president of the security council. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representative of ukraine to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. i welcome the deputy secretary general, his excellency mr. john arielson and i give him the floor. >> madam president, members of the security council, since the briefing yesterday by assistant secretary fernandez toronko to this council, there have been reports of continued serious developments in ukraine. in crimea, key sites such as blic buildings, including the regional parliament, reportedly continued to be blocked by unidentified armed men. there are further reports of armed personnel taking control of regional administration buildings in several cities in the east and sou
ukraine will get its chance on the international stage right now. >> we're going to go now to that. the session is under way. let's have a listen inside the u.n. security council. >> translator: addressed to the president of the security council. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representative of ukraine to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its...
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he wanted all of ukraine in his orbit. he wanted to break them away from the europeans and this is second best for him. but he's doing it in such a way, it's coming perilously close to drawing in the international community. i think one of the things that the americans must do now, the u.s. government must do, is to caution kiev don't fall into the trap of sending troops in to try to save the crimean. that will bring the russian troops in. that's what did happen in georgia six years ago, that in effect, the russians laid a trap. they haven't gone in yet. there has been no large invasion yet. but it could invite kiev to use counterforce in order to protect the crimea and that will then justify the russians to go in. we want to avoid that. that's why i think this is an extremely complicated but extraordinarily important that the west act quickly. it is putin who keeps acting quickly and we keep being a little hesitant, little uncertain of where we're going. we need to pull our act together here and make it clear that there a
he wanted all of ukraine in his orbit. he wanted to break them away from the europeans and this is second best for him. but he's doing it in such a way, it's coming perilously close to drawing in the international community. i think one of the things that the americans must do now, the u.s. government must do, is to caution kiev don't fall into the trap of sending troops in to try to save the crimean. that will bring the russian troops in. that's what did happen in georgia six years ago, that...
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russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine, russia is in violation of its international obligations, russia is in violation, kerry says, of its obligations under the u.n. charity, helsinki act, in violation as well of its obligations under the budapest agreement. he goes on to say, secretary kerry, you don't behave in a 19th century fashion by, again he uses this word, invading another country on completely trumped up pretexts. nato ambassadors are expected to hold an urgent meeting today on the situation in ukraine. our own erin mclaughlin is live. you have u.s. officials, secretary kerry calling this an invasion. what exactly are nato officials considering there? >> hi, jim. earlier today the nato secretary general gave a brief statement to the media in which he called on russia to deescalate tensions. take a listen to what he had to say. >> what russia is doing now in ukraine, violates the principles of the united nations charter. it threatens peace and security in europe. russia must stop its military activities and its threats. today we will discuss their implications for europ
russia is in violation of the sovereignty of ukraine, russia is in violation of its international obligations, russia is in violation, kerry says, of its obligations under the u.n. charity, helsinki act, in violation as well of its obligations under the budapest agreement. he goes on to say, secretary kerry, you don't behave in a 19th century fashion by, again he uses this word, invading another country on completely trumped up pretexts. nato ambassadors are expected to hold an urgent meeting...
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we have had this international condemnation of russia's actions in ukraine. you have not had condemnation coming from china. china playing it very much on the fence. this is key for a number of issues. china and russia both have vetoes at the u.n. security council. both have used vetoes to oppose actions by other countries perceived to be interference in the domestic affairs of countries where as right now it appears we see russia doing exactly that. the other thing is that china, as you know, jake, we've talked about this before, they have their own territorial land grab in the view of some going on in asia right now over these disputed islands, the senkakus, the battle between japan and china, another one in which the u.s. is very much involved in. >> jim, thank you so much. >>> the situation in crimea could get more complicated as russia considers the possibility of annexing into russia. >> what we are hearing is that a group of parliamentarians are working on a piece of legislation that would define the process, streamline the process for when a territory
we have had this international condemnation of russia's actions in ukraine. you have not had condemnation coming from china. china playing it very much on the fence. this is key for a number of issues. china and russia both have vetoes at the u.n. security council. both have used vetoes to oppose actions by other countries perceived to be interference in the domestic affairs of countries where as right now it appears we see russia doing exactly that. the other thing is that china, as you know,...
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of what putin and russia has have done in crimea and ukraine. and this may be one of the costs of this. >> that's a pretty serious cost if that effort to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile, which was so important obviously to the region and the world, all of a sudden that's been put on hold because the u.s. and russia are no longer going to cooperate militarily? >> i think ultimately we can get back to that. russia has a lot at stake in that agreement in terms of destroying the chemical weapons in syria and the materials that we use to support that program. and i think we can get that back on track ultimately. i hope so. it is important obviously. >> because u.s. and europeans need russia in a whole host of arias, not just the syrian and iran, where else as you well know, better than most. >> i do. i dealt with the russians in each of those areas. but we have a situation here where you had an absolutely illegal action by russia done really under the pretext of protecting russians from assaults and threats that nobody else can find, clear
of what putin and russia has have done in crimea and ukraine. and this may be one of the costs of this. >> that's a pretty serious cost if that effort to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile, which was so important obviously to the region and the world, all of a sudden that's been put on hold because the u.s. and russia are no longer going to cooperate militarily? >> i think ultimately we can get back to that. russia has a lot at stake in that agreement in terms of destroying...
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airport in ukraine's can crimea region. as the crisis in you katrina deepens the fugitive president is expected to emerge from the shadows. a week after being ousted this morning reports that humiliated leader will hold a news conference in russia, his announcement likely to echo the indignation of pro russian demonstrators against ukraine's new interim government. on thursday, viktor yanukovych told russian news agency that the parliament's activity is quote, illegitimate. his defiance comes as the opposition leader takes charge. voted into the seat of prime minister -- >> we'll do everything and use all legal means to stabilize the situation in crimea. >> reporter: he's concerned about images like these in crimea. pro russian demonstrators chanting outside the encampment overnight on thursday. the last stronghold to the opposition. this embattled region near the border representing a country divided. where many in the west want to increase ties with europe while some in the east want to rejoin russia. just over the border
airport in ukraine's can crimea region. as the crisis in you katrina deepens the fugitive president is expected to emerge from the shadows. a week after being ousted this morning reports that humiliated leader will hold a news conference in russia, his announcement likely to echo the indignation of pro russian demonstrators against ukraine's new interim government. on thursday, viktor yanukovych told russian news agency that the parliament's activity is quote, illegitimate. his defiance comes...
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there would be a strong international backlash. he does not want to encourage the break up of different ethnic groups in the region and different territorial claims because there some within russia that he is wary of. a lot of people said they couldn't imagine ukraine reaching this point. they were shocked it got so violent. to some degree we are in uncharted waters. >> you have the now fugitive former president of ukraine who apparently at the word of putin was really pulling the strings to many people there calling him putin's puppet. in your article you said putin loss in ukraine could be barack obama's gain. how do you mean? >> look. obama tried to do the reset with russia and thought the bush administration had misplayed the relationship with moscow. they reached a low point and putin is difficult and caused a lot of problems for obama. the policy in syria by supporting assad and taking in edward snowden who can forget the times oped. here's an opportunity for obama for the first time to poke putin in the eye. putin is on the
there would be a strong international backlash. he does not want to encourage the break up of different ethnic groups in the region and different territorial claims because there some within russia that he is wary of. a lot of people said they couldn't imagine ukraine reaching this point. they were shocked it got so violent. to some degree we are in uncharted waters. >> you have the now fugitive former president of ukraine who apparently at the word of putin was really pulling the strings...
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our paramount priority is the legitimacy of the international system. you just can't go invading other countries and scooping up territories. that's not the 21st century. >> and, of course, i want to note to our viewers is, ambassador mcfall was the ambassador to just last week. when he talks about being involved in this, he was. before we go, with general clark, quickly, i want to show one other map here, and this sort of makes the point about how ukraine is to russia. you see chernobyl on this map. most americans think chernobyl is in russia. well, it was in the ussr, but you can see how far away it is. in the middle of it is is ukraine and in the middle of it is belarus. it sort of makes the point here about how russia feels. >> it certainly does. ukraine is a big country. it's strategic, it's right in the heart of europe. and russia has, as putin said, when he went to the president inauguration of president kuchman in 1999, he said, russia and ukraine, we're more than brothers, we're in each other's souls. so putin himself feels very strongly about
our paramount priority is the legitimacy of the international system. you just can't go invading other countries and scooping up territories. that's not the 21st century. >> and, of course, i want to note to our viewers is, ambassador mcfall was the ambassador to just last week. when he talks about being involved in this, he was. before we go, with general clark, quickly, i want to show one other map here, and this sort of makes the point about how ukraine is to russia. you see chernobyl...
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could cause major problems in other parts of the world in addition to ukraine, we're going to stand up and we will not accept that. you see it all the actions we're taking. it's much more than visa bans and freezing accounts and diplomatic isolation. there's a lot of options, particularly if we have the support of europe and we have support of more of our allies around the world. i think the challenge is going to be whether we can get the rest of the world to stand up with us, iffy with can isolate with every mercedes plant using natural gas from russia that stand up and take on putin? >> the point that we're talking about, energy policy, it needs to be part of this. we should talk about energy policy. we shouldn't make countries dependent upon sources of energy whether it's in the middle east of countries that don't agree with our policies or russia doesn't agree with our policy. let's have alternative ways to deal with the energy issues. >> going to sort of realistic next steps here, senator graham, amid all the serious debate, very interesting. maybe if we rethink our energy poli
could cause major problems in other parts of the world in addition to ukraine, we're going to stand up and we will not accept that. you see it all the actions we're taking. it's much more than visa bans and freezing accounts and diplomatic isolation. there's a lot of options, particularly if we have the support of europe and we have support of more of our allies around the world. i think the challenge is going to be whether we can get the rest of the world to stand up with us, iffy with can...
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for our international viewers, am am am amanpour is next. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> i'm brianna keilar in for brook baldwin. president obama and his secretary of state reject russia's reasoning for what's happening in ukraine. right now ukrainian ministry officials say at least 16,000 russian troops are in ukraine's heavily pro-russia state of cr if the m imea. but john kerry who visited the capitol of kiev and president obama insisted what vladimir putin says does not match what's happening on the ground. >> i don't think that's fooling anybody. i think everybody recognizes that although russia has legitimate interests in what happens in a neighboring state, that does not give it the right to use force as a means of exerting influence inside of that state. >> we condemn the russian federation's act of aggression. it is clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further. russia has talked about russian-speaking minority citizens who are under siege. they're not. and in fact this government has
for our international viewers, am am am amanpour is next. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> i'm brianna keilar in for brook baldwin. president obama and his secretary of state reject russia's reasoning for what's happening in ukraine. right now ukrainian ministry officials say at least 16,000 russian troops are in ukraine's heavily pro-russia state of cr if the m imea. but john kerry who visited the capitol of kiev and president obama insisted what vladimir putin says does not...
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for any military intervention in ukraine. >> there will be costs. is that a veiled threat if the russian army moves into ukraine? is president obama drawing another red line? >>> oh, my goodness. fire, drought, torrential rain. as the perfect storm creates catastrophic floods in california. this morning, i'm sorry to say, there's no end in sight. >> so you told the sheriff that you were walking to nebraska? >> that's right. to get my million dollars.
for any military intervention in ukraine. >> there will be costs. is that a veiled threat if the russian army moves into ukraine? is president obama drawing another red line? >>> oh, my goodness. fire, drought, torrential rain. as the perfect storm creates catastrophic floods in california. this morning, i'm sorry to say, there's no end in sight. >> so you told the sheriff that you were walking to nebraska? >> that's right. to get my million dollars.
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ukraine's territorial integrity, they're a violation of international law. i think the strong condemnation it's received from countries around the world indicates a degree to which russia's on the wrong side of history on this. >> you're a cagey politician, and you've been a successful world leader for a long time. he's paranoid about what he perceives to have gone on here, he thinks the west has ganged up and pulled a fast one over this whole issue. and, therefore, he's perfectly entitled to come and take the action he's taken. what is your response to that, if that is indeed what putin is thinking? >> i'm sure that's what he's thinking. i think you're exactly right, here's the problem, and here's putin's problem, whether it's in georgia, ukraine, the west has actually not been particularly provocative with regard to putin. they have been trying to deal with him. he's looked into his eyes and saw a man he could trust. obama tried to reset the relationship with him, clinton used to go out on boozing sessions with his predecessor. clinton drank, we certainly
ukraine's territorial integrity, they're a violation of international law. i think the strong condemnation it's received from countries around the world indicates a degree to which russia's on the wrong side of history on this. >> you're a cagey politician, and you've been a successful world leader for a long time. he's paranoid about what he perceives to have gone on here, he thinks the west has ganged up and pulled a fast one over this whole issue. and, therefore, he's perfectly...
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that's this idea that, you know, for instance, sending international observers into eastern ukraine to address russia's concerns approximate -- russia's claims, in fact, that ethnic russians in that part of the country are under threat and were demanding a russian rescue in effect. so we're going to send observers in there and see if, indeed, the ethnic russians are under threat. that's what kerry and others are offering. but to back that up and to show that the patience of the americans and the europeans is limited, they are taking steps now to show their commitment to those nato allies. whenever we put the map up, it's always great to remind people, those countries just west of ukraine, they're nato allies of the u.s. and nervous with this. if russia is willing to go into a sovereign state with its forces, guns drawn, does that set a precedent for them to do the same, to move a little bit to the west? and threaten one of those nato allies. >> i'm really glad you mention that. look at the nato members. i'm not sure if you've got the same map up, a monitor. but pop that map up if we co
that's this idea that, you know, for instance, sending international observers into eastern ukraine to address russia's concerns approximate -- russia's claims, in fact, that ethnic russians in that part of the country are under threat and were demanding a russian rescue in effect. so we're going to send observers in there and see if, indeed, the ethnic russians are under threat. that's what kerry and others are offering. but to back that up and to show that the patience of the americans and...